{"product_id":"9781453510889","title":"Sculpting Sententiae: An Art Form of Independent Philosophy","description":"SCULPTING SENTENTIAE – An Art Form of Independent Philosophy contains 406 original “sententiae” (statements) plus a preface discussing why the author considers this type of philosophical writing to be an art form. It represents a radical departure from the contemporary university approach to philosophy as a scholarly discipline. Unlike discursive prose, sententiae do not entertain or support the reader on a flowing current of language. Here the mind does not analyze, it apprehends, it sees. If the ultimate purpose of art is the awakening of consciousness, the significance of a sententia is to be found in its ability to produce this awakening – not only in the reader but in the writer as well.  The sententiae in this work have been grouped in five categories: Philosophy and Religion; Philosophy Among the Ancient Greeks; Bourgeois Existence Today; The Philosopher as Artist; Bywork. An appendix with translations of the foreign language phrases is provided. The three essays included at the end were originally published in the electronic journal Philosophy Pathways. These are: Significance of the Sense of Holiness; The Problem and Promise of Consciousness; Fame - The Last Infirmity of the Noble Mind. These essays present in discursive prose many of the ideas that are more directly and succinctly expressed by the sententiae.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128681414896,"sku":"9781453510889","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453510889_p0.jpg?v=1763849936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453510889","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}